Cynoglossum australe
Australian Forget-me-not at Carwoola, NSW
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| Cynoglossum australe | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Jan 2019 | |
| Cynoglossum australe | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Jan 2019 | |
| Hackelia suaveolens | Zoed | 6 Jan 2019 |
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3 comments
7 Jan 2019
Hi Betty
With the tall erect central stem and the blueish flowers, this looks like Cynoglossum australe.
With the tall erect central stem and the blueish flowers, this looks like Cynoglossum australe.
7 Jan 2019
I was going on the general look of the plant, which looks very like Don’s photo. The Vicflora key differentiates the two species thus. Austrocynoglossum suaveolens has flowers subtended by leaflike bracts, and the mericarps (‘seeds’) are almost round without a winged rim. Cynoglossum australe has flowers not subtended by bracts, rarely the lower one or two with bracts, and the mericarps are saucer-shaped with a winged rim.
So it looks as if we need a closeup of several flowers clear enough to show whether there are any bracts. Or wait till the seed cases split open, and look at the mericarps.
So it looks as if we need a closeup of several flowers clear enough to show whether there are any bracts. Or wait till the seed cases split open, and look at the mericarps.
8 Jan 2019
Hi all, I'll attempt to get a better photo of the flowers in the next couple of days.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.319916-35.358211
- Altitude 742.0m
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2019 04:08 PM Recorded on
- Zoed Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- Zoed Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cynoglossum australe Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Cynoglossum australe Scientific name
- Australian Forget-me-not Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1429.64m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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